Business name generator
that only shows you names
with a free .com
Describe the business. Every name that comes back is checked against the registry, so nothing on your shortlist is already gone.
| Brief | Worked example, 99 characters |
| Style | Brandable, checking .com |
| Registry | RDAP, one live lookup per row |
| Progress | Starting the example 0 of 7 checked, free to register |
A worked example, running on the brief above. Write your own and the names come from the model instead of the fallback generator.
The example brief is being turned into names. Each one is then looked up against the registry that holds the record, and the verdict lands on the row.
Availability is checked live against the registry. Your naming brief stays yours.
Three things a row can say.
Most generators suggest first and check later, if at all. Every row here carries a verdict from the registry, and one of those verdicts is admitting we could not check.
Turn the filter off and the taken names stay in the list, struck through, so you can still see everything the brief produced.
Nobody holds it
The registry has no record for the name, so it is yours to register at the standard yearly fee. This is the only outcome the console shows you by default, because a name you cannot have is not a suggestion.
Someone already has it
A record exists. Most name generators will still show you the name and let you fall in love with it. We strike it through and move on, and you can widen the search to see what the owner would want for it.
The lookup is in flight
Each row queries the registry as the results arrive, so you watch the verdict land rather than trusting a cached list. If a lookup fails we say the check failed. We never guess an availability.
From a line about the business to a shortlist you can act on
Four steps, and the whole thing takes about a minute. There is nothing to install and nothing to configure.
Describe the business
One or two lines in plain language: what it does, who it is for, how it should sound. Not keywords. The brief is what the names are built from, so the more specific it is, the less generic they come back.
Choose a naming style
Brandable invents a word. Compound joins two real ones. Short clips it to something typable. Literal says what the thing is. The same brief gives four genuinely different shortlists.
Read the verdicts
Every generated name is checked against the registry and comes back FREE or TAKEN, with a value estimate beside it so you know roughly what class of name you are holding.
Take the ones worth keeping
Shortlist the names you want, register the free ones, and put a watch on anything taken in case it drops. Your brief and your shortlist stay in the account.
The longer version, with what happens to a name after you register it, is in how it works.
The check is the product.
Generating names is the easy half and everyone does it. What you actually need is to know which of them you can still have.
| What you need | A typical name generator | NameBest |
|---|---|---|
| Suggests names | Yes | Yes |
| Checks whether you can have them | Often after you click through | Before the name is ever shown |
| Hides names that are already taken | No, taken names pad the list | Yes, filtered out by default |
| Says what a name is roughly worth | A separate appraisal tool | An estimate on every row |
| Tells you when a check fails | Silently shows it as available | The row says the check failed |
| Keeps the brief and the shortlist | Gone when you close the tab | Saved to your account |
Built for the people who have to name things and then defend the choice
Naming is only fun until someone asks whether the domain is free. This is the part that answers that question before it is asked.
Founders naming the company
You need one name, it has to be right, and you need the .com. Working from a brief instead of a keyword is what stops you circling the same six words for a week.
Brand and product teams
Naming a product line means generating a lot and killing most of it. A shortlist where everything is confirmed available is a shortlist you can take into a review without re-checking it.
Agencies presenting to clients
Nothing kills a naming presentation faster than a client typing the name into a registrar during the meeting and finding it gone. Every name you present has been checked.
Domain investors
Generate at volume against a theme, filter to what is unregistered, and use the estimate to decide which ones are worth the registration fee.
Everything the console does
And nothing it does not. A short list of things that work, rather than a long list of things that sound good.
Live registry checks
Availability comes from the registry that actually holds the record, not from a wordlist or a stale cache.
Four naming styles
Brandable, compound, short and literal, each drawing on a different construction, so switching style changes the character of the list.
Value estimates
A length, extension and pronounceability read on every name. It is decision support and it is labelled as an estimate everywhere it appears.
Extension coverage
Check .com, .io, .co and .net. We only offer extensions whose registries we can verify against directly.
Saved shortlists
Briefs and the names you kept stay in the account, so a naming project survives closing the tab.
Drop watch
Put a watch on a taken name and hear about it if the registration lapses, instead of checking by hand.
Every feature broken down is on features, and the ways people use it are in use cases.
Paid from the first name, because the checks are real
Every row costs us a registry lookup. Charging for it is what lets us filter out the names you cannot have instead of padding the list with them.
| Plan detail | Founder | Most popular Studio | Brokerage | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 per month | $99 per month | $399 per month | Talk to sales |
| Who it suits | One person naming one company. | An agency or a multi brand operator. | Investors and buyers who need held names. | A brand team with procurement attached. |
| What is included | 300 generated names a month | 1,500 generated names a month | Unlimited generation | Single sign on and SCIM |
| Live checks on every result | Bulk checks, 500 names a run | Brokered acquisition, buy side: we approach the holder for you | Roles, permissions and an audit log | |
| Value estimate on every free name | Brandability scoring and a client-ready export | Value and lapse monitoring on names you track | Invoicing, purchase orders and a DPA | |
| Three saved shortlists and CSV export | Three seats, shared shortlists | Ten seats and API access | A named contact and a naming strategist | |
No card needed to create the account. Full plan detail is on pricing.
The things people ask before they trust a check
More answers on the FAQ, or read the blog on choosing and buying names.
It is real. Each name in the ledger queries the registry that holds the authoritative record through RDAP, which is the successor to WHOIS. A "no record" answer means the name is unregistered right now. If the lookup cannot be completed the row says the check failed rather than showing you an availability we do not have.
Because a name you cannot have is not a suggestion, it is a distraction. Most generators pad their lists with taken names because a long list looks more impressive. You can turn the filter off and see everything, including what is already registered, but it is on by default for a reason.
It reads length, extension, and how pronounceable the name is, and returns a range. It is decision support, not an appraisal and not an offer. A name can be worth far more or far less than the estimate, and plenty of names never sell at all. Treat it as a rough class, not a price.
Currently .com, .io, .co and .net. We deliberately do not offer extensions whose registries we cannot query directly, because a check we cannot actually perform is worse than no check. The list grows as we confirm coverage.
The names the console generates are yours to use. Generating a name does not create any trademark right in it, here or anywhere else, so run a trademark search before you commit to one. Your brief stays yours and we do not use it to name anything for anyone else.
Registration is a yearly fee you pay a registrar. We tell you the name is free and what it is worth; taking it is a step you do at the registrar of your choice. It is yours for as long as you renew it, and letting it lapse puts the name back into circulation.
Yes. Put it in the brief and the console will check it along with everything it generates around it. That is usually more useful than checking it alone, because the near neighbours of a taken name are often free.
No. Every plan is paid, starting at $39 a month. Live registry checks cost us something on every single row, and a free tier would mean either rate-limiting the thing the product is for or padding the results. We would rather charge and show you real answers.
Name it once, and find out the same minute whether you can have it.
Write the brief, read the verdicts, keep what is free. Nothing on the shortlist is a name someone else already owns.
No card to create the account. Your brief stays yours.